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Old 01-27-2012, 11:38 AM
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Would you drink donkey semen for $50,000?

With a chaser of urine? Some contestants on Fear Factor will have that <WARNING: possibly NSFW link to NY Daily News article with pictures> choice.
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:40 AM
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I don't have that kind of money. Will you take a thousand in cash, and 10,000 each year until I'm paid up?
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:43 AM
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FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!? With that kind of scratch, I'd buy a solid gold house and a rocket car and retire, baby!!

Oh wait, no I wouldn't. So I'll pass on the donkey spunk.
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:44 AM
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What volume of semen/urine are we looking at here? Neither is toxic, and I could have some fun with 50 k. Tax free money?
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:45 AM
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Absolutely not. What kind of bullshit show is this? Shouldn't Fear Factor be more about doing things that are scary and less about degrading yourself for cash?
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:46 AM
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I guess one deciding factor for most people is: how fresh is it? Do you watch it being extracted? Is it still warm?

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What volume of semen/urine are we looking at here? Neither is toxic, and I could have some fun with 50 k. Tax free money?
Probably not tax free, you'd have to put on your 1040 line 21 under "jizz guzzling." Let's see you audit that, IRS!

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Old 01-27-2012, 11:47 AM
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Absolutely not. What kind of bullshit show is this? Shouldn't Fear Factor be more about doing things that are scary and less about degrading yourself for cash?
Yeah! They should have to suck the donkey off themselves. That shit is scary.
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:47 AM
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If it were in the moment, sure, but not in a cup. That just seems trashy.
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:51 AM
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It's not just $50k to do it but only the chance of winning $50k against others also willing to do that, right?
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:54 AM
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What volume of semen/urine are we looking at here?
There's a photo in the link. Big frothy mug of splooge.

Not even with a gun to my head.
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:55 AM
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If it were in the moment, sure, but not in a cup. That just seems trashy.
How about in a champagne flute?
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:56 AM
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It's not just $50k to do it but only the chance of winning $50k against others also willing to do that, right?
That's a great point. I have not watched the resurrected version of the show but IIRC you could potentially drink it all and still not win the money if there are additional challenges.
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:00 PM
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I;m going to go with "Hell no." Is this some sort of experiment to find out just how much reality TV contestants are willing to demean themselves for money and notoriety? Maybe during sweeps they can get the to have sex with animals for a cool $100k. .
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:00 PM
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that show is the best challenge show on tv.

they had some good stuff in the long past. i wish i'd taped them.
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:00 PM
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Yes. I would drink the amounts shown at the link for $50,000. Not for a chance at $50,000, as on Fear Factor, but if I'm guaranteed $50,000 if I finish both I would do it. I'm assuming that I would not be penalized for involuntarily vomiting it all back up after completing the task.
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:05 PM
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I'd like to think I'd do the reasonable thing and swallow some jizzpiss for 50 grand, but then I clicked the link and saw the picture. Mother of god, that's a lot of jizzpiss. I honestly don't think I have the constitution for it.
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:09 PM
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I'd like to think I'd do the reasonable thing and swallow some jizzpiss for 50 grand, but then I clicked the link and saw the picture. Mother of god, that's a lot of jizzpiss. I honestly don't think I have the constitution for it.
Yeah, I was thinking like a shot glass full or something...but that thing is like a pail!

And think of the "milk moustache" that would leave...I'm thinking Woody Harrelson in Kingpin.

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Old 01-27-2012, 12:44 PM
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Absolutely not. What kind of bullshit show is this? Shouldn't Fear Factor be more about doing things that are scary and less about degrading yourself for cash?
It's about doing two "scary" stunt things (every one of which that I've seen I would happy pay money to be allowed to do) and one "eat something fucking gross thing".

And no, I wouldn't.
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:51 PM
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Let's say hypothetically that I already have--- how long do I have to submit the claim?
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:59 PM
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"We were so poor, we'd be happy to have something warm in our belly".
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Old 01-27-2012, 01:00 PM
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And if you lick it off the stage in Tijuana, you get $51,000.

Not only pretty disgusting, but knowing that everybody you know will know exactly how you earned that money and watch?! I can only imagine the wonderful nicknames you would get - forever. I'll pass.

What is the punch line of that old joke...."but you fuck one goat..."?
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Old 01-27-2012, 01:01 PM
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How about in a champagne flute?
It's all about presentation.
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Old 01-27-2012, 02:10 PM
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I don't have that kind of money. Will you take a thousand in cash, and 10,000 each year until I'm paid up?
A variation of what I thought when I read the title.
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Old 01-27-2012, 02:31 PM
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How many donkeys did that take? And no. I'd be up for at least trying to eat some of the nasty shit on that show, but a warm mug of semen? I'm not sure that I'd physically be able to get it down even if you had my family at gunpoint.
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Old 01-27-2012, 02:33 PM
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If it's a small amount, sure.
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Old 01-27-2012, 02:54 PM
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Nope. Self-respect is more important to me than quick cash.
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Old 01-27-2012, 02:58 PM
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It's hard to tell from the picture how big those mugs are. I'd drink a reasonable serving if I were guaranteed $50,000; but not for the chance to win $50k.
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Old 01-27-2012, 03:01 PM
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I don't have that kind of money. Will you take a thousand in cash, and 10,000 each year until I'm paid up?
Hilarious!

:-)

To answer the OP, if I could physically do it and if I would be guaranteed the 50K, then yes.
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Old 01-27-2012, 03:12 PM
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No better measure of what has happened to the economy in the 20 years since Indecent Proposal.

In 1993, it was a question if we would let someone sleep with our wife for $1,000,000!

Maybe the analogy isn't perfect, but if I change it to 'no, but I'd let my wife drink donkey jizz and piss for $50K,' it's pretty close.

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Old 01-27-2012, 03:25 PM
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There was a movie back around 1970 called "The Magic Christian," about how far people would go for money. I didn't realize it was a documentary.
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Old 01-27-2012, 03:27 PM
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Yes. I would drink the amounts shown at the link for $50,000. Not for a chance at $50,000, as on Fear Factor, but if I'm guaranteed $50,000 if I finish both I would do it. I'm assuming that I would not be penalized for involuntarily vomiting it all back up after completing the task.
This.

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I'd like to think I'd do the reasonable thing and swallow some jizzpiss for 50 grand, but then I clicked the link and saw the picture. Mother of god, that's a lot of jizzpiss. I honestly don't think I have the constitution for it.
This.

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It's about doing two "scary" stunt things (every one of which that I've seen I would happy pay money to be allowed to do) and one "eat something fucking gross thing".

And no, I wouldn't.
And specially this.

I've actually had the same conversation and expressed the same sentiment about Fear Factor before. Heck, I might even attempt to do the "eat something gross" challenge on FF if I were extremely confident that I could win. But it's the prospect of only managing to gulp down half a mug of donkey jizz, only to have the guy on your right drink just a tablespoon more than you, or finish off all of the donkey jizz and piss in 1-minute, only to have the guy on your left finish his off in 59-seconds. In both circumstances, you lose and get nothing, then get to sit there with donkey-jizz breath and absorb the fact that you just did that for nothing. That's the evil aspect of FF and similar shows.
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Old 01-27-2012, 03:36 PM
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I will certainly vomit. I'm actually almost vomiting right now, after imagining it. Is that allowed? Then I'd do it.

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Old 01-27-2012, 03:58 PM
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No way that's real. Or at least, not raw.
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Old 01-27-2012, 04:01 PM
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that show is the best challenge show on tv.
You should see theworst shows. They are really degrading, not this highbrow stuff like donkey jizz.

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Old 01-27-2012, 04:09 PM
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How could you pass up such an offer? That's the yearly household income for half the country.
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Old 01-27-2012, 04:10 PM
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No way that's real. Or at least, not raw.
Its small-curd donkey spunk. You should see the fermented variety.
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Old 01-27-2012, 04:17 PM
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This.

<snip>donkey-jizz breath</snip>
This is going to be my new go-to insult.
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Old 01-27-2012, 04:20 PM
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$50k guaranteed? Sure. Doesn't seem any grosser to me than eating ova, which I've done many, many times from many many different species.

And if Thomas Keller put it on his menu with some flowery language, half the people in the Bay Area would pay him for the privilege and nod sagely while being told which wine pairs best.

$50k just for the chance to do something else to maybe get $50k? I'd have to think about it.

The problem with Fear Factor is that most of the physical stuff is only scary if there is risk of serious injury or death. Since they can't really do that on TV, it isn't really scary for anybody unless you manage to trigger a phobia.
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Old 01-27-2012, 05:17 PM
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$50k guaranteed? Sure. Doesn't seem any grosser to me than eating ova, which I've done many, many times from many many different species.

And if Thomas Keller put it on his menu with some flowery language, half the people in the Bay Area would pay him for the privilege and nod sagely while being told which wine pairs best.

$50k just for the chance to do something else to maybe get $50k? I'd have to think about it.

The problem with Fear Factor is that most of the physical stuff is only scary if there is risk of serious injury or death. Since they can't really do that on TV, it isn't really scary for anybody unless you manage to trigger a phobia.
I agree with all of this. But, no....
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Old 01-27-2012, 05:24 PM
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I don't have that kind of money. Will you take a thousand in cash, and 10,000 each year until I'm paid up?

Awwwwww, man! That's some funny shit, right there, prr!!!

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Old 01-27-2012, 05:26 PM
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I would be willing to, because I need the money.

.....BUT....I would barf before I got it down.

So no.
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Old 01-27-2012, 05:28 PM
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If you got used to it, you could make it an act and take it on the road. All you'd need is a catchy name...
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Old 01-28-2012, 12:17 AM
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Why do they HAVE those shows? I'd pay someone NOT to see that - "Here's $5, go away!"
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Old 01-28-2012, 12:35 AM
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$100,000, guaranteed, in cash, up front. Non-taxable.

Then I would do it.

If it's for A CHANCE of winning $50,000, then I'd sooner dump it on Joe Rogan's head.
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Old 01-28-2012, 12:48 AM
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I drank a Coors Light once. It couldn't be worse than that.
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Old 01-28-2012, 01:16 AM
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I don't think I am physically capable of it. I think I'd start vomiting after the first taste of it. Thank God I'm not that desperate for cash that I would ever have to even try.
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Old 01-28-2012, 07:54 AM
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If it was a shotglass worth of each material, yes, easily. The giant mugs would be tougher because I'd worry that I'd make it a third of the way through and vomit and be unable to continue, thereby going through something utterly disgusting with no reward.

Agree with the others that it would have to be a "deal this and you get $50k" deal, not just a chance to keep competing with others and potentially end up with nothing.

I do wonder, for people who wouldn't even consider it, what would be your price. Surely you'd give it a go for a million or ten million dollars, right?
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Old 01-28-2012, 08:02 AM
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The greatest thing about this show is how blatantly obvious Joe Rogan's contempt and sometimes outright hatred for the contestants is.
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Old 01-28-2012, 08:04 AM
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The $50K comes (cums) from advertising revenue, right? Who would want their product tied to donkey jizz consumption?
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Old 01-28-2012, 08:08 AM
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I wonder if they'd let you stir in a little Nestle's Quik?
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